Redden out for Bruins in Game Five

Defenseman Wade Redden will not play tonight in Game Five of the Bruins' Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, as a result of an undisclosed injury.

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Defenseman Wade Redden will not play tonight in Game Five of the Bruins' Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, as a result of an undisclosed injury.

Redden missed the morning skate, and head coach Claude Julien told reporters afterward that Redden's status was day-to-day but that he was unavailable Friday.

Julien said the Bruins would use either Matt Bartkowski or Dougie Hamilton in Redden's place for tonight's game. In the morning skate, Bartkowski took Redden's third-pairing spot alongside Adam McQuaid.

That Bartkowski has been playing every day at Providence works in his favor.

"It's good that he's been playing," Julien said. "That's why we sent him down there. At one point, we knew what we were going to start with in the playoffs. Because we had the ability to send him down, we wanted him playing for that reason -- so that if we needed, he wouldn't be sitting for a long time. That's exactly what happened right now. We've got a chance to bring him in."